Tag: Railways Records and researchVerdict – Accidental death: The strange case of the Scottish aristocrat killed on the Midland RailwayFriday 22 January 2021Chris Heather writes: Over the past two years, The National Archives has been cataloguing a...Records and researchW E Hayward: A life’s workFriday 22 May 2020ZSPC 11 is the record designation at The National Archives for a varied collection...Records and researchThumbs up to railway accidentsTuesday 21 May 2019Between June 1908 and November 1917 there were 63 injuries to the thumbs of...Behind the scenesBringing two 19th century rail plans back on trackThursday 26 April 2018Wednesday 2 May 2018, 14:00 Britain on film: Railways Part 3 of RAIL 795/250...Records and research19th century crime at railway stationsTuesday 10 April 2018Wednesday 2 May 2018, 14:00 Britain on film: Railways Horatio Holland was only ten...Behind the scenesReading about railwaysTuesday 12 September 2017Trains cause frustrations at times but where would we be without them?...Records and researchExploring Pig Clubs and the Donkey ExpressWednesday 7 September 2016I'm always on the lookout for unusual transport-related documents, and recently I found some...Records and researchUncovering a sad tale of murder and suicideWednesday 13 April 2016This is a true story, involving a real family 120 years ago, pieced together...Records and researchWar letters from Great Western Railway workersWednesday 16 December 2015As temperatures drop and preparations for Christmas mount, we cast our thoughts 100 winters...Records and researchWhat was rail travel like in 1830?Tuesday 24 November 2015Today we tend to take the railways for granted. If we talk about them...Records and researchRailway accident reports: unseen victimsTuesday 3 November 2015Indian Philosopher Swami Sivananda once said: A mountain is composed of tiny grains of...Records and researchThe Centenary of the Quintinshill Rail DisasterFriday 22 May 2015One hundred years ago, on 22 May 1915, the UK witnessed its worst ever... 1 2 »
